Pulteneytown People’s Project (PPP), was set up as a community-led charity and social enterprise set up in 2003; it continues to be so.
It is run as a business but all profits go back into the community and the facility. PPP’s key aims are to provide services and amenities that will improve the area.
By 2012 PPP had developed from 1.5 staff to 15 staff, delivering floating housing support and an after school club (both regulated by the Care Inspectorate) along with a small training centre and community events.
A milestone for our organisation’s growth was securing £3.8 million from 11 different funders to build the Pulteney Centre. The centre is a multi-purpose community facility, which opened in February 2012, to provide a home for PPP’s existing services as well as opportunities to develop new services.
Today we employ over 30 staff from within the community; and over 1000 people come through our doors each week to utilise our many services. We provide support through NHS contracts to provide Housing Support. We also continue to provide childcare (all registered with the Care Inspectorate). As well as many other services within the Centre for the community including social clubs and room hire.
The Pulteney Centre houses a well-used community café run by our amazing team of volunteers. We are overseen by an experienced board of directors who are also trustees of the charity and we have continued to increase our tenders/contracts to develop services and amenities that the community want and are always interested in receiving feedback and hearing about new ideas or services you are interested in!